Chapter 1353 I Want to Rebuild the Lakers

Howard was afraid of being beaten down by him, so he was already avoiding Li Ba's impact. Arab League was forced to go up and fouled twice in a single quarter, but he was still fouled once. Like Arab League, it was four times in the half. commit.

In the second quarter, with Li Ba's assistance on the Lakers' outside defense, the Lakers' outside offense was affected. Although the rebounds increased the number of shots, the shooting rate dropped. 48:70, the Suns were already leading by 22 points.

With such a big point difference and the possibility of losing this game, Kobe was very reluctant.

He refused the halftime interview, returned to the locker room, and sat there with a cold face, seemingly deciding something in his heart.

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley was analyzing the half-time situation. He said: "Compared with the regular season, the same lineup, but the Suns have strengthened the use of Drummond, further enhanced the strength of the inside, and further Increased control of rebounds, this is why the Suns are stronger in the playoffs, and this is why the Lakers can beat the Suns four times in the regular season, but not in the playoffs.”

Kenny Smith said: "Drummond played 15 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. His sense of rebounds is indeed historic. Compared with half-time rebounds, the Suns had 33 and the Lakers only 22. , the gap is 11, which is a bit big.”

Barkley said: "The Suns' interior offense is as high as 61%, while the Lakers' interior offense is only 12%. Even with a few secondary attacks, the gap is quite big."

Kenny Smith said with a smile: "The Suns knew they couldn't beat the Lakers from the outside, so they didn't compete with the Lakers in outside offense and went all in. This is the success of the Suns' tactics.

But the Lakers couldn't score and couldn't improve their efficiency. This was their helplessness. It wasn't that they didn't want to score. Howard didn't do a good job of offensive screening, and at the same time he didn't have the ability to attack with the ball. After so many years, his basket His skills are not much better than that of Drummond, a rookie, and he relies on secondary attacks to score. "

At the beginning of the second half, Kobe asked for the ball immediately after halftime.

After getting the ball, he swayed left and right and shook George Hill, then broke through him and reached the three-point line for a pull-up jumper.

"Uh-huh!"

The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.

Looking back, Li Ba recovered his physical fitness to a certain extent after the halftime break and stared at Howard again.

If the United Arab Emirates comes up to challenge, then beat the United Arab Emirates and the next one, and the game will be decided.

First, he pulled up from the basket to catch the ball, and the Arab League defended. At this time, Drummond came out and started a pick-and-roll. Li Ba turned around and rushed past the Arab League and pounced on Howard under the basket.

Simple and effective tactics, either foul, let me score, or block me, Howard chooses one of the three.

"Ouch, Howard got out of the way." Yu Jia yelled.

Before he finished speaking, Li Ba completed a dunk.

Howard didn't have the confidence to block Li Ba. He couldn't jump higher than Li Ba now, and his bounce speed was slower. He also didn't want to commit another foul after four fouls, so he chose to let Li Ba score.

Seeing Howard letting Li Ba take whatever he wanted from him, Kobe's eyes were filled with blood.

Howard noticed Kobe's look and explained as he ran to the frontcourt: "I can't foul anymore. I want to protect rebounds. You need my rebounds."

"Fuck you rebounder!"

Kobe wanted to curse, "How high is his success rate if you defend the Hammers like this? What's the point of grabbing two more rebounds?"

Next, Kobe continued to ask for the ball after halftime, asking for the ball continuously, until Paul didn't want to give it to him.

Paul is also a person with a strong personality. Kobe's request for the ball in this way was depriving him of the ball. After he gave the ball to him five times in a row, when Kobe asked for the ball again, he refused to give it to him.

Kobe asked for the ball twice but didn't get it, and his temper got worse. He simply didn't want the ball and became a spectator.

How can the Lakers with such internal strife resist the united Suns?

Li Ba continued to attack the inside. Under the cover of Drummond, he hit the basket again and again, beating Howard and A Lian out of breath. Before the third quarter was over, A Lian committed six fouls, and Howard Also a fifth offender.

At the end of the third quarter, 60:100, the Suns had a 40-point lead, and the game entered garbage time.

Barkley laughed: "I don't think the Lakers should bring in Paul."

Kenny Smith asked, "Why?"

Barkley complained: "Think about Marbury. At that time, Marbury was at his peak, averaging 20+10 per game, and he was not weak on the defensive end. But has he succeeded in the Lakers? No, he has the same personality as Kobe Bryant There is conflict, and now Paul too.”

Kenny Smith laughed: "Nash has a good character, but he didn't succeed with Kobe."

Barkley shook his head and said: "That's different. Nash was already at the end of his career when he was with the Lakers. Marbury, like Paul now, was at his peak and had high demands for the ball. It was impossible to leave everything to Kobe. ”

In the CCTV live broadcast, Yu Jia said excitedly: "The Lakers have no hope in this game. They are leading three to one. The Suns will advance to the Western Conference Finals just around the corner."

Zhang Liji smiled and said: "The Lakers still have too many superstars. When there are too many superstars, one ball will not be enough to score points."

Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "With a superstar lineup, someone must give up the ball. Just like the Big Three of James, Bosh, and Wade, Wade and Bosh gave up the ball to become James."

Zhang Heli said: "James is different from Kobe. Kobe's ability to organize offense is still not as good as James'. If the ball is given to him, he will mostly shoot it himself. In this way, if he can't play the killer mode, the game will be lost.

But that kind of state of shooting and getting it may not happen once a season. It can't be a regular play in a series. It may not be played in one game, let alone a series?"

At the end of the game, 85:120, the Suns won by 35 points and won the crucial G4 game, leading the Lakers with a big score of 3 to 1.

Old Buss, who was sitting in the VIP room, was so angry that his nose was crooked. The team was fighting at a critical moment. Is this still the professional attitude that professional players should have?

"Rebuild the Lakers!"

In anger, he almost yelled the same words to Kupchak next to him as Dolan, but he was bitten by him before he could speak.

Kobe can't be traded. The Lakers still need him to attract the attention of fans and the market needs him.

But when he thought that Li Ba might really quit the league next season, he was relieved again.

As long as Li Ba withdraws, the Lakers will not need so many superstars. It is enough to trade Howard and Paul, keep Yi and Kobe, and strengthen some young and potential players.

For example, he has set his sights on Drummond, Harden and Hill.

As long as Li Ba withdraws from the league, the Suns will definitely collapse, and the Suns will become a player supermarket. At that time, it will be time to buy at the bottom.

Especially Drummond, whose agent is Pelinka, he feels that he has a good chance.